Blog Awards...

Sharing with you a few more blessings "Heartful Stamping" has received. I am so overdue with posting these and so sorry to the wonderful sisters who were so thoughtful in selecting us. Please, please forgive me.

Now...this "I Love Your Blog" award was issued by a very sweet and talented sister. Whom I've had the honor to meet (in person) during this Christmas holiday. No time could have been any better. Thank you Michelle of Mushi's Creative Inspirations , for your thoughtfulness and sisterhood. I appreciate you!Next...this "Your Blog is Fabulous" award is so chic. Don't you think!?! It was presented by another gifted sister, who just celebrated her (29) years Wedding Anniversary and...the birth of her precious little Great Niece. Please pop on over and congratulate Poppy of Poppy's Place. It'll be a blessing to her. Because the rules are similar (with the exception of #4, for "Fabulous" award only), I have decided to present "Both" awards as a pair.

The rules are as follows:
1). Link back to the one who presented this award to you.
2). Pass it on to (5) other blogs and link to them as well.
3). Inform the recipients
4). List (5) things you are addicted to.

Let's start with my addictions (Oh Gosh...confession time! A time to be honest. Hee,hee)...
1). Las Vegas trips
2). Shopping (for my girls)
3). "Coach" bags (all kinds)
4). Blogging
5). Stamping & Stamping supplies

Five recipients are:
1). Liz of Hyz2praze (this is my little sis. She's a new blogger with a "Family" blog. Please welcome her and show her some love).
2). Margie of Oh Bumble is Me...
3). Diane of ddnjoys2stamp
4). Julie of Julie's Crafty Corner
5). Tracey of Tray's Spot

Thank you ladies for blessing me with your sisterhood and friendship. Happy Holidays and many warm blessings for the New Year, in Jesus!

Another Yummy RAK...

Wow wee...lookie what I received over the weekend. To my surprise, it's another yummy RAK from Risa of Life's Simple Pleasures. This little holiday goodie bag is filled with one of my favorite candies (York Peppermint Patties). Now how did she know that!?! Hmmmm...I wonder!?! Also included was a sweet holiday greeting card. Oh the snowman image is the cutest. Thanks Risa for your thoughtfulness!!! I feel so blessed.

RAKs, RAKs, RAKs, & More RAKs

Before I begin, my apologies for the delay in posting these. As usual, I got caught up in the holiday blitz. But...I'm back and back to share some of my holiday blessings with you. OMGosh...so many wonderful RAKs were distributed at the Little C's Christmas party. All created by some real talented sisters.

This first RAK is what I had created for all the sisters, who attended. These heels, filled with chocolates, were created using the "Coluzzle" template by Provo Craft. But after a few, I then decided to do the rest by free hand. Which I found to be easier once I got the hang of it. The idea of decorating them came from SCS. Next...is a beautiful handcrafted pair of earrings packaged in a match book style card, by Denise of Denise Loves Stamps. OMGosh... my first ever, handcrafted pair of earrings.

Next...this gorgeous personalized address book was created just for me, by Jen of Pieces of Me. Love the DS paper and colors.

Next...this one is soooooo adorable. It's Wini's version of a mini "Post It" notebook. Using a 3x3 post it pad, within. This was so detailed, down to the wire. Sorry our Wini has no blog for us to stalk.

Next...is this little itty bitty clipboard version, holding a notepad. Soooooo cute with the Hello Kitty theme. This RAK also came with a yummy bag of Peanut Butter Crunch Cookies, which is now history (lol). Created by our sister from the neighbor island, Enjoli of Stamping Under the Sun

Next...this RAK-a-teer sister, Michelle of Mushi's Creative Inspirations didn't have just ONE, but...TWOOOOOOOOOOOOO RAKs for us. This cute little mini tote filled with some goodies included a little handcrafted Hello Kitty pin.

and...this adorable Snowman Soup in a tin. The only thing I have left of these two RAKs are the tote, the tin, and the cocoa. Where'd everything else disappeared to??? Hmmmmm...my three little mice snatched it up, once photos were taken (lol).

Next...this cute notepad holder includes an 3x3 post it pad, a shaker box attached, and a very cute altered pen, displaying a teddy bear charm. Created by Myra of 808KKreations

Next...I love the snowflakes on this RAK. This was created by Jodi of Hawaiian Angels. Hmmm...the candies somehow disappeared from this one too (hee,hee).

And finally...the Secret Santa gift, I WON!!!! A set of (6) beautifully created cards by Teri of Big Ideas From a Little Girl.

I hope you all enjoyed the creativity within these special RAKs, as I have. Thank you to all these wonderful gifted sisters, for the blessings.

Again...Happy Holidays, be safe, and God Bless you always!!! Thanks for stopping by and blessing me with your visit. I am truly humbled!

Happy Birthday Jesus!!!

Happy Birthday to "You"
Happy Birthday to "You"
Happy Birthday dear "Jesus"
Happy Birthday to "You"...

Merry Christmas all, from our family to yours! Have a very blessed day in the Lord and remember...Jesus Loves You!

Happy Tuesday all! Wow a week has flown by sooooooooooooooo quickly, since I've last posted. Where did it all go!?! It's been real crazy busy over the last few weeks but, I guess it's been like that for a lot of you, as well huh!?!

This past Sunday, Jen of Little C's, hosted a Christmas celebration. Although it was filled with laughter, lots of yummy food, and games...I would have to say, the highlight of it all (for me, that is...), was the great fellowship. Meeting some of our local blogging and blog reading sisters, was great. So much gifted talented ladies under one roof, wow!

Anyhow, all of us attending ladies, were asked to bring a handcrafted secret santa gift. This is what I came up with. This Holiday Gift Jar was cased from Alison of Stamp Crazy! I loved her idea and found it to be very easy and a practical gift to bless someone with. It's a jar filled with "Yorks Peppermint Patties".

I hope you enjoyed your visit. Please stay tuned for my next posting. It will consist of some awesome RAKs we received at this holiday event. Till then...thank you for blessing me with your visit and as always, be safe and God Bless you!

RAK's...

Happy Monday everyone. Oh boy, was this weekend ever so busy. But...it was a great one. It poured (almost) all weekend and I loved it! Yep, believe it or not, the lightening & the thunder was kinda exciting here in Hawaii (at least for me & my household).

Not to mention, to top it all off, lookie what I received in the mail over the wonderful wet weekend. OMGosh, I had a great big smile on my face, from ear to ear (lol). Many, many, many thanks to Enjoli of Stamping Under the Sun. I love it all...the pretty ribbon, my new rubber stamp, Big Island Cookies (are like the bestest cookies), and the beautiful special card. I was in awe. Thank you again, Enjoli.
And...another beautiful card received over this weekend, that added to my great big smile was from another blogging sister. Thank you, thank you, thank you Angie of My Boat. I love this card. I love the little silver "Star" charm. It made this card, even more special.
These two ladies are such sweeties and I appreciate their thoughtfulness and generosity. Please pop on over, check out their talent, and show them some blogging love.

Thank you to all of you, for stopping by and visiting. I appreciate you, as well. Aloha and God Bless~

Happy Holidays...Tag Card

OMGosh...it is so pouring rain, here in Hawaii. I can't tell you how beautiful it is from our home. We live up in the hills and the clouds are sitting low. It's not our typical tropical rain, it's....POURING rain and the chill is in the air. How perfect for the holidays. But...it's only for a few days then the sun will be out again. So, my family and I are enjoying every moment of it. We love the rain (as you can probably tell, by now). I know, I know...most of you live in areas where it's the winter season, you have beautiful snow (until it's brown, mushy, & time to shovel), nice chilly weather (until your fireplace or heater decides not to work), and little running noses (until YOU have to be the one to stay up allllllllllllllllllll night, tending to the colds and fevers). But what better time to CRAFT right!?! For me, this weather puts me in the mood to clean. I love to clean but, I'm so tempted to craft allllllllllllllllllll day, hmmmmmmm...What shall I do!?! I know...I will CLEAN my CRAFT room! That should take me allllllllllllllllllll day (lol). So off I go...but before I do, let me share this next card with you.

This actually began, on a day I was planning on making gift tags. Instead, I switched gears, right in the middle, and decided to turn my tags into cards. Here's the first.

I embossed the background with CB Embossing Folder, added a strip of DS Paper from Three Bugs in a Rug (CaBoodle Kit), embossed the outline of the reindeer image (TAC) using black versa craft and clear embossing powder, and colored it in with SU Markers. The snowflakes were created by cricut's "Accent Essentials" cartridge and covered with Pearly Fine glitter. I think however...I will remove the silver cord. After all, it's no longer a tag (lol).

Below are just a few of the other tags that were converted into cards. Sorry I don't have a closer shot but, the same process was used for each tag.

Details:
Technique: Die Cutting (Cricut cartridge & Sizzix), Embossing, Stamping, Coloring
Images: Rudolph, Stocking, Gingerbread Man, & Bell (TAC)
Paper: Stock Paper (SU), Three Bugs in a Rug DS Paper (Little C's)
Supplies: CB Embossing Folder, Ribbon, Versa Craft, Embossing Powder, Glitter
Ink: SU Markers

Thank you for visiting today. Have a very blessed day, Aloha!